Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana

can a judge court order a pregnant girl to establish dna prior to giving birth and order her to contact the courts within a time frame to let them know she has had the child so the father can file for parent time


Asked on 7/25/11, 9:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jay Rigdon Rockhill Pinnick LLP

The father has to file with the putative father registry and then file a paternity action after the child is born (absent premature birth, he should be able to count) to establish his rights. There is a slight risk to the bay of dna extraction prior to birth, and I don't know of any judge that would assume that risk.

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Answered on 7/25/11, 9:49 am


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